EC okays Pasha, Aminul; bars Mir Nasir, Dulu

BNP’s candidate for Chattogram-5 constituency, Mir Mohammad Nasiruddin, has been turned down from contesting in the elections.

The Election Commission has rejected Nasir’s appeal for conviction in a lawsuit.

The commission today held hearing the appeals of the 160 aspirants, whose nominations were rejected by returning officers during scrutiny. Of these, the commission announced 80 candidatures valid, 79 invalid and kept another pending.

Mir Nasir accused the Election Commission of working as a “dummy of the government.” He was talking to media at the EC office premises.